Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 11

About two hours later, Seraphina found herself back at Leandro’s front door.

From the entrance, she could see the garage, and Leandro’s car seemed to be missing. Just as she was about to ring the doorbell, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.

Karan was slinging a big bag over her shoulder, yelling back into the house as she stepped out, “You stay put, no running around, got it? Your dad will be home tonight!”

Mid–sentence, she turned her head and saw Seraphina standing at the doorway, looking taken aback and then annoyed, “Didn’t you already take off? Why are you back here?”

“Karan, I think I left something here, so I came back,” Seraphina replied with a smile, then glanced at Karan’s bag. “You heading out?”

Karan grimaced, adjusting her bag and grunting in response.

Seraphina hesitated for a moment before asking, “Can I go in and look for my stuff?”

Looking like she was pressed for time, Karan shot her an irritable glance, “Just go in and find whatever you need, and leave as soon as possible! And don’t go chattering with Valerio, gol it?”

Seraphina nodded promptly, “Alright, got it. Take care, Karan!”

With that, Karan hurried off, looking like she was indeed in a rush.

Valerio sitting at the table, working on a pile of art supplies. He looked at her, obviously having heard her exchange

quickly looked down and started to sketch more furiously.

spent the night here, her

her with no choice but to wait for Leandro. But how would he react

at her but seemed to sense her approaching, his sketching

as she picked up the assignment brief from the table.

was for the child to create a family album with the help

on the family portrait four identical stick figures, big heads atop bodies made up of a few strokes resembling matchsticks.

Gloria, Leandro, and Valerio himself. But it seemed like a crucial person was missing. However, the rough sketching didn’t seem to match the standard. one would expect

Valerio’s sketching

with this assignment,” Seraphina sighed, “You’re one lucky kid.

that, she pulled up a chair next to Valerio, picked up a pencil, and quickly sketched out Bruce and Gloria. When it came to drawing Leandro, she paused and handed the pencil to Valerio,

from her and copying her style to draw Leandro. Despite his lack of drawing skills, his sketch, although

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resembled Leandro.

last empty spot on the paper, “Now it’s time

furrowed in deep thought, but he didn’t

Seraphina took the pencil from

studying the little boy in front of her. Valerio was truly beautiful, with flawless skin, dark hair, and bright,

to sketch with her

She patted his chin and said with a smile, “You’re such a looker, why are you so quiet? Girls your age aren’t usually into the silent type. How do you expect them to